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第三部第16課: 請重複跟讀 - 於留空之間可以順暢唸完為止‧

Sally and Joe had a big fight last week,
莎莉和喬伊上星期大吵了一場，...
but they've made up and now everything is peaches and cream again.
可是，後來他們互相談開了，現在他們又很要好了
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Peter's sister is a lovely girl. She has a real peaches and cream complexion,
彼德的妹妹是一個可愛的女孩子．她的皮膚真是完美無缺，...
soft and white as milk and a touch of pink like a fresh ripe peach.
柔軟潔白得像牛奶，還透露出一點粉色像成熟了的新鮮桃子一樣。
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Bill was sure that he'd be elected class president.
比爾開始認為他肯定能當選為班主席．...
But when Mary beat him in the voting, he told us he was glad he didn't get the job because it was too much work.
但是，當瑪麗在選舉中擊敗他以後，他對我們說，他很高興他沒有得到這個職位，因為當了班主席工作太多了．...
That's nothing but sour grapes!
他這麼說只是在吃酸葡萄而已！
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Talk about a clear case of sour grapes!
來講一個很明顯是吃酸葡萄的事吧，...
When Bob's girl left him to marry another man,
當鮑勃的女朋友和另外一個人結婚之後，...
he went around telling anybody who would listen
他到處去對那些願意聽他訴苦的人說，...
that he left her because she wasn't good enough for him.
是他不要他的女朋友的，因為他的女朋友配不上他．
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